Holiday praise coming in for Willie Nelson's PRETTY PAPER!
USA TODAY gives PRETTY PAPER 3.5 (out of 4) stars:
This is a touching, well-crafted, hard-knocks tale that earns its bittersweet ending; it stays with you like a mournful melody you can't quite shake.
Pretty Paper has an It's a Wonderful Life quality
-Dallas Morning News
Willie established long ago that he can conjure up a haunting two-minute tale in three-quarter time. But perhaps he should have been writing long-form feel-good fiction as well — because Pretty Paper is a good story well told . . . wholesome and heartfelt and rings true in every way . . . the reading experience will feel as if you've sat down with Willie Nelson in his tour bus and listened for a spell as he shared a homespun story from his adventure-filled life.
--David Martindale, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Willie Nelson fans—you don't have to go far to find these—will love it.. . .smooth and insistent prose . . . in the manner that Willie would talk if he were just sitting down with you and telling you the story (and what a treat that would be).
--Larry Thornberry, The American Spectator
In this easy-to-digest book, Nelson and Ritz (who co-wrote the singer's autobiography) have fleshed out the story into a holiday tale, mixing fact with fiction with utterly charming and page-turning results. — Houston Press
An inspiring, fictionalized account of the man behind the lyrics. With the help of co-author David Ritz, Nelson spins a fast-paced story that is hard to put down. I literally read it in one evening.
— Glenn Dromgoole, Abilene Reporter-News
A warm, witty holiday fable. --Parade
